Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School

Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Waukegan, Illinois, overseen by Waukegan CUSD 60. Current enrollment sits at 395 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Waukegan CUSD 60, which oversees 22 schools and 13,640 students, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Black, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) logs that median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School is one.

Waukegan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 18.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 395). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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